Tag: retail loss prevention
Critical Components to a Supply Chain Security Program
In my former position as a loss prevention executive for a major retailer, an important responsibility was designing security systems for store locations. My...
People on the Move: January 2016
Professional advancement and building a successful loss prevention career can mean many things to many different people. For some individuals it may mean reaching...
Partnering with Law Enforcement to Combat Organized Retail Crime
While some of the tools of organized retail crime and methods of operation continue to evolve with the changes in technology and dynamics of...
Installing a Retail Asset Protection Model in a Wholesale Distribution Environment
This article analyzes the implementation of an innovative retail asset protection program at Hughes Supply, a wholesale distributor of construction supplies. The company has...
The Search for New Asset Protection Technology Solutions
Brand Elverson was the director of asset protection systems and analysis with Walmart when this interview first appeared in LP Magazine. He is currently...
LAAORCA: Taking a Bite Out of Organized Retail Crime
LAAORCA, the Los Angeles Area Organized Retail Crime Association, is still active and growing as a law enforcement-retail loss prevention partnership in the Los...
Reorganizing the Retail Loss Prevention and Asset Protection Teams at Staples
Dan Provost, LPC, is vice president of global loss prevention for Staples. His retail career began more than 25 years ago as a store...
The Need to Reinvent the Loss Prevention Industry
Bob Vranek has been vice president of loss prevention at Belk, Inc. based in Charlotte, North Carolina, since 1992. He began in the retail...
What is Your Retail Loss Prevention New Year’s Resolution?
New Year’s resolutions come and go every January. Some of the most popular resolutions include:
1. Lose weight
2. Get in shape
3. Quit smoking
4. Learn something...
Post-Holiday Merchandise Return Fraud
Returns and return fraud are a big issue—and getting bigger. In 2014, $284 billion worth of retail merchandise was returned in the United States,...